the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of quenching and tempering temperatures on themicrostructure, mechanical properties and the wear characteristics of medium carbon-high chromium wear resistantsteel. in addition, the dominant wear mechanisms were studied. for this purpose, austenitizing and temperingtemperatures were selected in the ranges of 900- 1000 °c and 300- 500 °c...

The objective of this study is to compare the long-term aging performance dry-processed rubber-modified asphalt mixture with styrene–butadiene–styrene polymer-modified on heavy traffic volume roads in wet-freeze environment Michigan. rutting was evaluated using Hamburg wheel track device. disc-shaped compact tension test used assess fracture energy. dynamic modulus experiment estimate load and ...

Methods: Forty disc-shaped specimens were fabricated with a feldspathic porcelain (Super Porcelain EX3), glazed, and randomly divided into 4 experimental groups and 1 control group (n=8/group). For the experimental groups, the glazed layer was ground with a diamond rotary instrument, and the surface was polished with: rubber points (Edenta), steel finishing burs (Meisinger), silicon rubber poin...

A new type of holonomic omnidirectionul vehicle which consists of wheel mechanisms without free rollers but with conventional tires is presented. We first present a concept of the new driving wheel mechanism with a tire in the conventional style such QS a rubber tire or a pneumatic tire,"Offset Steered Driving Wheel". The configuration of the wheel has an offset distance between a wheel axle an...

Abstract: This paper presents an in-wheel vibration absorber for in-wheel-motor electric vehicles (IWM EVs), and a corresponding control strategy to improve vehicle ride comfort. The proposed in-wheel vibration absorber, designed for suppressing the motor vibrations, is composed of a spring, an annular rubber bushing, and a controllable damper. The parameters of the in-wheel spring and rubber b...

This paper addresses the issue of development of a three wheel, four wheels and eight wheel Omni directional mobile robot. The Omni directional wheel is used in this research consists of 8 rollers made from synthetic rubber coated polypropylene rollers. All Omni wheel are independently powered using 3, 4 and 8 units of precision gear DC motors and the wheel/ motors assemblies where mounted dire...

Many patents have suggested that spinning the aircraft wheel before touchdown would lessen tyre wear as indicated by landing smoke and rubber deposites on the runway caused by skidding wheel at the point of impact. In this paper, the required torque to spin the aircraft wheel at approach speed has been calculated using ANSYS Workbench CFX, which is used to determine the wheel aerodynamic forces...

This paper describes an infrared-sensing running wheel (ISRW) system for the quantitative measurement of effective exercise activity in rats. The ISRW system provides superior exercise training compared with commercially available traditional animal running platforms. Four infrared (IR) light-emitting diode/detector pairs embedded around the rim of the wheel detect the rat's real-time position;...

In this paper, we present the development of a tire rubber deformation sensing system that provides the critical information for understanding and estimation of wheel/ground interactions for mobile robots and vehicles. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)based sensors are designed and fabricated to embed on the inner tread surface to measure the tire rubber tread deformation. Analytical models of the...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of quenching and tempering temperatures on the microstructure, mechanical properties and the wear characteristics of medium carbon-high chromium wear resistant steel. In addition, the dominant wear mechanisms were studied. For this purpose, austenitizing and tempering temperatures were selected in the ranges of 900- 1000 °C and 300- 500...